HATCH'S REGRETS

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he regrets his cameo role in the movie
"Traffic," which features nudity, sex, drug use and profane language.

Before the film was released, Hatch defended the movie's use of violence by
saying it accurately portrayed the drug culture as degrading.

But then Hatch saw the movie, which stars Michael Douglas.

"I was shocked and dismayed at the gratuitous amount of violence and
profanity in 'Traffic,'" Hatch said in a prepared statement. "It was more
than was necessary to reveal the devastation caused by by drugs. I do not
condone it. It detracts from its anti-drug message."

The senator, better known for writing religious hymns and berating
Hollywood violence than appearing on the big screen, briefly appears as
himself in the film.

"The thing I really resented was that every other word is the F-word.
Hollywood needs to grow up...There's no excuse for that," he said.